Glossary

incidence of infection

The number of new cases of an infection in a given number of people in a defined period of time.

notifiable diseases

Diseases that must by law be reported to health authorities.

S-antibodies

Antibodies against the SARS-CoV2 spike protein.

variants of concern’ (VOC)

Variants of the SARS CoV2 virus identified by the WHO as having any combination of these characteristics: increased rate of transmission; producing more serious disease; ability to evade treatments or immune responses produced by vaccines; not being identified by current test procedures.